# N9242: 1971 Bensen B-8M, registration cancelled 2012-11-19

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 19, 2012
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Bensen B-8M](https://openairdocs.org/model/bensen-b-8m) (registry code 1300516)
- Engine: [Mcculloch 4318A&E/0-100](https://openairdocs.org/engine/mcculloch-4318a-e-0-100) (registry code 43101)
- Serial number: 240
- Year built: 1971
- Type of aircraft: Gyroplane
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: January 20, 1972
- Last registry action: April 23, 1985
- Mode S code: ACCFA4
- Location: [Suffolk, VA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/VA/Suffolk)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 36.8939° N, 76.5040° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 23436, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9242
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=9242
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9242-2012-11-19

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Bensen B-8M: https://openairdocs.org/model/bensen-b-8m.md

## Other aircraft with N9242

- [Cancelled 1933-08-15](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9242-1933-08-15): Curtiss Robertson Airplane Mfg CURTISS ROBIN, S/N 304. Owner: [L L Sandie](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/L%20L%20SANDIE), [Erie, PA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/PA/Erie)

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